Advances in and prospects for development of high-temperature superconductor rotating machines at Siemens

Abstract

We report on the successful manufacture and testing of the Siemens 400 kVA HTS synchronous motor, which has been in operation for over 3 years, and on the progress of the 4 MVA synchronous motor/generator, which has been manufactured and is now in a phase of extended testing. Furthermore, the benefits of HTS machines will be discussed with emphasis on applications in ships. The development of future marketable products will be strongly dependent on the progress of secondary technologies, such as wire performance and efficient cost-effective refrigerators.